:27:03
On the other hand, gentlemen...
:27:05
it is important that we remember...
:27:07
to play our part in the social life
of the locality.
:27:10
On the 20th of February, therefore...
:27:13
a month tomorrow...
:27:15
I have decided
we will have a cocktail party.
:27:20
Now, the next point
is a minor one...
:27:23
but quite an important one,
I believe.
:27:28
One of the great things
about a battalion such as this...
:27:31
is that it's had its headquarters
in the same place...
:27:33
for more than 200 years.
:27:35
For this reason, gentlemen...
:27:37
it is essential that we maintain
certain standards.
:27:43
We have the reputation
for being tough men in war.
:27:46
We must also maintain our reputation
for being gentlemen in peace.
:27:51
- What's he gettin' at?
- Old school tie.
:27:54
- Please don't talk!
- Colonel.
:27:57
In this connection...
:28:00
I would mention the way we dance.
:28:04
I'm well aware
that you all know the steps...
:28:07
but some, I feel, need reminding
that dancing should be considered...
:28:11
a social grace...
:28:13
rather than a noisy ritual.
:28:17
Therefore, starting tomorrow...
:28:19
each Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday morning...
:28:22
at 0715 hours...
:28:25
there will be dancing for three quarters
of an hour before breakfast.
:28:30
No one will raise his hands above his head
except in the foursome reel.
:28:33
No shouting.
No swinging on one arm.
:28:37
The pipe major will take the parade...
:28:40
and you will report dressed as you are now,
but with plimsolls on.
:28:43
Subletons turn out,
I presume, Colonel?
:28:45
- All officers.
:28:51
I've been dancing reels
for 30 years.
:28:53
I thought he said his visit
the other night was unofficial.
:28:55
- You said something, Captain Rattray?
- Sir.
:28:59
What?